Fingered Octaves Exercise

#2. Fingered Octaves (1/3 all the
way up and down and 2/4 up and down)

#3. Fingered Octaves in Broken Thirds (1/3 up and down and 2/4 up and
down)

Instructions
1. Relax fingers, hand and wrist.
2. When shifting move arm first from the biceps to the new position dragging
the hand and the finger, gliding on top of the string, never pushing forward
with the fingers.
3. Tune with the biceps before putting fingers down.
4. Get the 1st finger in tune and the 3rd finger will
tune itself.
5. Always lift and drop 1st and 3rd fingers at the same
time.
6. Know what position you're in at all times...say it out loud before you go.
(14 positions total)
7. Press on lower string more with the bow and keep bow close to the bridge.

Advanced Version
Try playing the fingered octaves broken in thirds exercise alternating between
1 and 3, and 2 and 4.